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Today’s October car sales report is going to be incomplete. Auto Beat Reporter Jeff Gilbert explains why.  

Gas prices across Michigan have remained about the same over the past week. AAA Michigan reports the average price of gas is about $2.11 per gallon. That’s about four cents cheaper than a week ago. In several locations, drivers are filling up for less than two bucks a gallon. The …

Enrollment in Michigan’s Health Insurance Marketplace opens today. State figures show about 750,000 residents will need to enroll in a plan before the enrollment period closes at the end of January. The state Department of Insurance and Financial Services says all counties in the Lower Peninsula will have at least …

The countdown is on to the general election which takes place one week from today. Michigan voters will choose a president, 14 members of Congress, two state Supreme Court justices and all 110 state House members. In addition there are a number of local city and school board races and …

Happy birthday to the Mackinac Bridge which opened to traffic 59 years ago today. No big plans for this birthday, but Mackinac Bridge Authority executive secretary Bob Sweeney says they’re commissioning a special poster for the bridge at 60. The Mackinac Bridge is the longest suspension bridge in the western …

The number of high-security inmates in Michigan prisons has declined over the last 20 years, according to Department of Corrections data. But corrections officers are alleging that the numbers are down because the department is lowering security classifications in an attempt to save money. Their union says if the numbers …

HOUGHTON, MI, October 26, 2016 – From a family’s unique intervention into the silent world of autism to six intrepid young entrepreneurs trying to make it in Detroit, the 41 North Film Festival offers human stories that engage, inform, inspire, and uplift. Over the course of four days, the festival …

U.P. Kids and Baraga County Communities that Care will be hosting a Big Brothers/Big Sisters Information Open House tomorrow at the Baraga Lakeside Inn. You’re invited to stop in anytime between 6:00pm and 7:30pm to learn more about the effort to bring Big Brothers/Big Sisters to Baraga County. By partnering …

It’s the last day of October, so that means parking bans go into effect throughout most areas in the Copper Country starting tomorrow. No overnight parking is permitted on city streets or in right-of-ways. Just because there is not snow on the ground does not mean you won’t get ticketed or …

The Mohawk Secretary of State office is returning to one-day-a-week service instead of two this week as it adjusts to seasonal business volume. The office will be open on Thursdays only. Hours remain 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a lunch closure from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. The last day …